Dwain Chambers “Jamaican” Toe-scrape Foot Drag
When I wrote The Rocket Sprint Start, the most popular question I received had to be the “Jamaican” toe-scrape technique on the second step. I’ll explain with some “proof” from the 2 videos below. Thanks to Stu McMillan and Dan Pfaff’s YouTube channel, we have a huge collection of high def videos to analyze. Here [...]
Testosterone Creams & Gels: Victor Conte Revisited
DISCLAIMER: Artificial testosterone, whether creams, orals or injections, is a prohibited substance for tested athletes, including Masters athletes. This article is not to encourage you to take testosterone, but to educate you. It’s no secret men over 50 are getting testosterone injections to treat hypogonadism. The primary reasons are for increased sex drive, osteoporosis and [...]
Hip Height and Hand Positions in Blocks (Lerone Clarke & Christophe Lemaitre)
One of the most common mistakes sprinters make is not coming high enough in the SET position. The indoor 60 meters in Lievin showed a good example on contesting the differences. There are 2 factors here. One is the height of the athlete. The second is the length of arms. I have unusually long arms [...]
How to Do Different Starts… 2 Point, 3 Point, Falling Starts
When I updated the original Rocket Sprint Start by Bud Winter, I only covered the use of starting blocks, and to some degree, the Moye starting block. I didn’t cover the 800m (and up) crouch start, nor did I talk about football’s 3-point 40 yard dash or even baseball’s 60 yard dash. In our track [...]
WHO’S FASTER? Deion Sanders or Bolt?
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HOW TO USE STARTING BLOCKS
HOW TO RACE THE INDOOR 300 or 400M
DETAILED 800 meter TRAINING PROGRAM
